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- She married Col. Thomas Brooke. Their daughters were Sarah Elizabeth Brooke, married to Alexander Contee and Rebecca Brooke, who was married to John Howard, son of Edmund Howard, a cousin; also eldest son Thomas Brooke, Jr.
1731 Prince George's Co., MD, USA (Donald L Wilson, "Prince George's County Will Book 1, 1698-1770: From the Prince George's County Genealogical Society Bulletin," serial unknown, Vol. 21 #9, p. 175) the Quarter where my Negro Andrew now lives commonly called "Andrews Quarter" being parts that is to say all the parts of three tracts of land to wit "The Wedge", "Croftcloth", and "Brookefield" which now belong to me and which lye to the southward of the land I formerly sold Daniel DULANY Esq'r and about 100 acres of land part of "Brookefield" joins on the northeastward to the land of Philip LEE Esq'r which large parcel was first settled by John RABELING be sold & disposed of by my eldest son Thomas BROOKE & my sons in law John HOWARD and Alexander CONTEE or any two of them to discharge the debt I owe Capt'n John HYDE & Company and for which Philip LEE Esq'r, Mr. Thomas GANTT & Alexander CONTEE now stand bound jointly with me and by the sale of said lands be returned to them or him, & if any overpays that it go towards payment of my other debts. I devise to any person who shall purchase said lands an absolute estate in fee. Item: All the land I now hold to the westward & northward of the run my water mill now stands upon as also the water mill to be sold by my said son Thomas BROOKE the Elder my son in law John HOWARD and Alexander CONTEE or any two of them to discharge the debt I owe Mr. Charles CARROLL. To the purchaser an absolute estate in fee:... Endorsed 29 Jan. 1730/1...
Notes:... Son-in-law John HOWARD is not identified in the Bowie article (husband of Anne?). A John HOWARD was taxed in Mattapeny Hundred, Prince George's County, 1719 [Calendar of Maryland State Papers: The Black Books (BB) 160], along with Thomas BROOKS and Philip LEE. [from: Prince George's County Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 21#7, March 1990: Prince George's County Will Book 1, 1698-1770, Abstracted by Donald L. Wilson, pg. 124-125.).
Witness: __ ___ 1731 Will: Col. Thomas BROOKE Esq.; Prince George's Co., MD, USA; son-in-law John Howard.
03 Jun 1732: Probate: Col. Thomas BROOKE Esq.; Prince George's Co., MD, USA; Thomas Brooke Gent & John Howard of CC to Alexander Contee, as directed by Thomas Brooke esq in his will to be son quarter where negro Andrew lived 3 parts The Wedge, Crosscloth & Brookefield debt due John Hyde (Jourdan, Land Records of Prince, p.168.)
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Charles County Maryland Land Records, Liber Z, Page 116
Deed and declaration of trust entered by Edmund Howard, Clerk of this County:
20 Nov 1676; Indenture from Rebekah Dent of St. Mary's County, widow and ex. of will of Thomas Dent of St. Mary's County, merchant; by his will Thomas gave his children parts of his estate; Rebekah then being with child at death of Thomas had a dau. named Barbarah; the will settled land lately purchase in Charles Co. in tenure of Richard Watson to Rebekah who conveys to William Hatton for 15 years the tract [Wattfieldl on the north side of the Potomac River; bounded by land granted Francis Posey; containing 200 acres; and after to Barbarah Dent, youngest d/o of Rebecah and Thomas Dent; /s/ Rebekah Dent (mark); wit. Robert Ridgely, Jno. Wynn; recorded by Edmund Howard, Clerk of the county
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Maryland Genealogies, pg 100
Barbara Dent was born 1676, after her father's death, and is therefore not named in his will, but her mother conveys land to trustees for her benefit, 20 Nov 1676, and the deed is confirmed, 6 Jun 1704, by Barbara's mother and the latter's second husband, Col. John Addison (Charles Co. Lib. 21, fol. 116, 121). In the deed of confirmation it is recited that Barbara "is now married to the Hon Thomas Brooke, Esq." The marriage too, place before 4 Jan 1699, when Col. Thomas Brooke and Barbara, his wife, executed a deed together. The will of Col. Thomas Brooke is dated 30 Nov 730 and wa sproved 25 Jan 1730/1. His wife Barbara survived him, and died in 1754. Her will, dated 24, Feb 1748/9 was proved 26 Jun 1754. Several of Brooke's children are not mentioned in his will, but were provided for by deeds executed in their father's life time.
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